The Persistence Of Racial And Ethnic Profiling In The United States6/30/2009 - A Follow-Up Report To The U.N. Committee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination
The historic fight against discrimination and racial bias in the United States continues and has perhaps become more challenging in the 21st century. Although fewer de jure forms of discrimination remain in existence, de facto racial disparities continue to plague the United States and curtail the enjoyment of fundamental human rights by millions of people who belong to racial and ethnic minorities. Read the CERD Follow-up Report >>

Race & Ethnicity In America: Turning A Blind Eye To Injustice12/10/2007 - On December 10, 2007, the ACLU released a comprehensive analysis of the pervasive, institutionalized, systemic and structural racism in America. The report, Race & Ethnicity in America: Turning a Blind Eye to Injustice, is a response to the U.S. report to the United Nations' Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) released earlier this year. The U.S. report, which the ACLU called a "whitewash" swept under the rug the dramatic effects of widespread racial and ethnic discrimination in this country, and fails to honestly assess the ways in which racial and ethnic discrimination and inequality persist.